Alexander Ogilvie
Senior Software Engineer at Indeed
Asaka, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Ogilvie is a Senior Software Engineer with 8 years’ experience building full‑stack MERN applications and leading engineering teams to deliver scalable, user‑facing products. He has driven mission‑critical work at Zehitomo—rebuilding core matching algorithms, introducing TDD and type annotations, and tripling match rates through predictive analytics—then continued his growth at Indeed. A background in chemistry (Oxford) and five years teaching in Japan give him a rare blend of analytical rigor, curriculum design, and clear communication; he still writes and maintains learning materials as a former Code Chrysalis Curriculum Owner. Comfortable leading hiring and technical standards, he has a track record of turning legacy systems into testable, maintainable platforms while shipping product features that impact millions of users.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Immersive Programme, Computer Software Engineering, Immersive Programme, Computer Software Engineering at Code ChrysalisMChem, Master of Chemistry, MChem, Master of Chemistry at University of Oxford
English, Japanese
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Github Skills (81)
javascript10
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prototypes10
curve10
closures10
sensor9
nvm9
lts9
shell8
scriptable8
bash8
pair-programming8
curve-fitting8
nodejs8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
shoo-in-app/stamp-rally
Jun 2018 - Oct 2020
A React Native app used to collect digital stamps in a stamp rally.
Contributions:48 PRs, 77 pushes, 15 branches in 2 years 4 months
reactcollectreact-native-paperstampsreact-native
zehitomo/eslint-config
Sep 2020 - Nov 2023
Zehitomo's custom style config
Contributions:11 reviews, 14 PRs, 60 pushes in 3 years 3 months
prettier-eslinteslintlintingstyleguideconfig
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